Can I Ask You Something?
Summary: Zack Tyler a.k.a. Machetti has been brought in from OVW to compete on Raw. But what happens when he starts to have special feelings for a certain backstage announcer? Story goes parallel to WWE programming, starts at the June 9th addition of Smackdown.
Pairings: OCxMaria
Disclaimer: I don't own the WWE or any of its superstars' trademarks, names or slogans; it all belongs to a great man named Vincent Kennedy McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. But any characters you don't recognize (Zack Tyler) are mine!
Rating: T
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Chapter 10: Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event started and Zack was backstage with Maria. Zack's handicap match was up after the D-X vs. Spirit Squad match, and he couldn't wait. The first round of the Diva Bull Riding Contest had been pre-recorded so Maria didn't have anything to do seeing how she wasn't in the finals.
Zack and Maria walked down an empty hallway, when out of no where Zack was tackled to the ground by Brian and Paul.
"Jesus Christ!" said Zack from the ground, "would it kill you to give a guy a warning?"
"Yes," said Brian and Paul together.
"Okay," said Zack, "just thought I'd ask."
Brian and Paul then helped Zack up to his feet.
"Brian, Paul, this is Maria," said Zack, "Maria these numb-skulls are Brian and Paul."
"Yeah I figured," said Maria, "what are you guys doing here?"
"Well it is a joint brand show," said Brian.
"And we happen to be the WWE Tag-Team Champions," said Paul.
"So it's only right for us to show up at Saturday Night's Main Event," said Brian.
"So what are you guys up to?" asked Paul.
"Well I've got a no-disqualification handicap match tonight," said Zack, "and afterwards Maria and I are going to be going out somewhere."
"Oooh," said Brian with a smirk, as he looked from Zack to Maria.
"So what are you guys going to be doing tonight?" asked Maria.
"Nothing," said Paul.
"We don't have a match or anything," said Brian.
"We just have to be here," said Paul.
"Well if you have nothing better to do," said Zack, "maybe I could get you two to run in during my match."
"Really?" asked Brian.
"But you're on Raw," said Paul, "and we're on Smackdown!"
"But we all were trained by HBK, and went to the Texas Wrestling Academy," said Zack, "Maybe we could do something along the lines of that."
"But don't you have to ask Mr. McMahon first?" asked Maria.
"Yeah," said Zack, "but if we have it all planned out before we go to him he'll like it better."
"So then what are you going to do?" asked Maria.
"Well I think you guys should do the run-in at the end," said Zack, "that way we won't throw the fans off completely and we won't have to change the match too much."
"So do you want us to run down there and beat some one with a chair?" asked Brian.
"Or do you want us to keep two of them occupied?" asked Paul.
"I think you guys should distract Cade and Murdoch," said Zack, "you guys are a tag-team and they are a tag-team, you can also add that to your reasoning for helping me, you wanted to be a dominant tag-team in the WWE."
"We need to tell Rob, Trevor, and Lance about this though," said Brian.
"You're right," said Zack, "but I think we need to see if Vince likes the idea first."
"No sense worrying them over something that might not happen," said Paul.
"Alright let's go see Vince then," said Brian.
When Vince McMahon opened the door to his office he was very surprised to see Zack, Maria, Paul, and Brian waiting to talk with him.
"To what do I owe this visit?" asked Vince.
"Sir I was wondering if I could have my friends Paul and Brian run in during the end of my match tonight," said Zack.
"Hmm…" said Vince, "how would you angle this run-in?"
"Well you see sir," said Paul, "As you know, Zack, Brian and I all were trained by Michael Hickenbottom, and we all attended the Texas Wrestling Academy. It could be a reunion of sorts."
"Also, Paul and I are the tag-team champions," said Brian, "and we could say that we're out to show that we're the better tag team, and thus take out Cade and Murdock."
"Also sir," said Zack, "It could show as a symbol of defiance to you that I managed to survive another one of your lessons by getting help from my friends."
"You know you might be on to something," said Vince, "it could work. But during the match Zack needs to get clobbered though, so that it looks like he needs help."
"Sounds good to me," said Zack, "should I go tell the other three?"
"Yes, but wait one second," said Vince as he turned to Maria, "did you want to do something?"
"Oh, I don't have to," said Maria, who up until now had remained quiet.
"Let me think," said Vince, "we could have you come out from under the ring and low blow Conway from behind."
"But how would you work me in?" asked Maria.
"Well Zack did save you from Conway over these passed few weeks right?" asked Vince, "it could be your way of returning the favor. Plus we could use you as Zack's weakness, and use you to get him into hard matches."
"Well if that's what you want me to do," said Maria, "then I'll do it."
"Alright," said Vince, "go tell you opponents, I've got to take care of some things."
The four superstars left the Chairman's office and went to the locker-room to find Rob, Lance, and Trevor. They didn't seem too fond of getting beaten down again but eventually were convinced to accept the changes, mainly because they got to be dominant for most of the match, on network TV, it would be a great way to show off. Besides, Machetti was going to win anyway.
Maria, Zack, Brian, and Paul eventually broke up and went to their respective locker-rooms to get changed for their match, and gathered near the entrance ramp as the D-X/Spirit Squad match finished up.
Zack was greeted by both members of D-X when they came through the curtain.
"Hey what's up kid?" asked Michael, "whoa is this a reunion of all of my former students?"
"Yeah," said Brian, "we're sticking it to Mr. McMahon tonight."
"Well I think good old HBK already did that," said Paul (Levesque), "we locked him in the cage with the members of the Spirit Squad."
"But hey," said Michael, "anyone who is an enemy of Vince McMahon is a friend to Degeneration X."
"Well good luck guys," said Levesque as he and Michael left.
But just as D-X left, Mr. McMahon and the Spirit Squad came through the curtain.
"Good luck tonight," said Vince as he walked passed, "I'll be watching your match intently."
"Thank you sir," said Zack.
Zack waited a few more minutes then Riot Time hit and he grabbed his pipe and walked through the curtains. Machetti walked down the entrance ramp and ran around the ring high-five-ing fans, then rolled in.
Next Rob Conway music hit as he made his way down to the ring. Conway walked down the entrance ramp and walked over to the announcer area and got a chair. Conway then walked around to the entrance ramp and waited from his partners.
Cade and Murdoch's music hit as the tag-team made their way down to the ring, but they weren't alone, Murdoch was wheeling a trashcan filled with foreign objects down to ringside. Machetti held his pipe tightly and waited for his opponents to get in the ring.
Murdoch grabbed a road sign and Cade took out a 2 by 4, then Cade and Murdoch went around to the other side of the ring. Then Conway, Cade, and Murdoch entered at the same time from different spots, effectively surrounding Machetti.
Machetti took a second to look at the wrestlers in the ring and the weapons in their hands, then quickly swung his pipe a Conway, who managed to block the pipe with his chair. Machetti quickly brought his pipe back as fast as he could and drove it into Cade sternum as he tried to attack Machetti from behind.
Machetti ducked a shot from the road sign, and nailed Murdoch with the pipe, sending him crashing down to the mat. But Conway took this moment to strike and brought the chair down hard on Machetti's back, knocking him down to the mat.
Cade and Murdoch got back to their feet as Conway continually smashed Machetti with the chair. Then Cade joined in and hit Machetti with his 2x4 and Murdoch got in a few shots with his road sign.
But suddenly Machetti started to get up, despite his opponents wailing on him with their weapons. An evil smile spread across Machetti's face as he pointed to the chain vest he was wearing. The metal had protected his body and had lessened the impact of the weapons hitting him.
Machetti spun around while sticking out his pipe and hit, Conway, Cade, and Murdoch squarely in the face as he continued to spin. Machetti then grabbed Cade and hit the Amputator on him. Machetti went for the cover, but Conway and Cade made the save and broke up the pin.
Machetti got up and hit Murdoch with his pipe then ran at Conway, who had retreated to the other side of the ring, drove his pipe into the ground and used it to pole-vault over to Conway and nail him with a corkscrew dropkick.
But as soon as Machetti let got of his pipe and was down on the ground, Cade and Murdoch ran over, Murdoch grabbed the pipe and Cade started hitting Machetti with the 2x4. Conway then got up and hit Machetti with the chair.
Cade then lifted Machetti to his feet and held him from behind, while Conway took the chair and smashed Machetti in the face, busting him wide open. Conway dropped the chair and got on top of Machetti and started raining down punches, as the blood continued to flow down Machetti's face.
Conway lifted Machetti to his feet, and taunted him by showing Machetti his knuckles, which were covered in Machetti's blood. Then with the help of Cade, Conway pulled the chain-link vest off of Machetti. Then Conway and Cade held Machetti from behind, as Murdoch got ready to him Machetti with the pipe.
But at that moment something snapped inside of Machetti, maybe it way seeing someone else holding his pipe, maybe it was the blood in his eyes, but anyway Machetti snapped and out of nowhere, ducked down, causing Murdoch to hit Cade with the pipe instead of him.
Machetti then pulled free from Conway and speared him to the ground, and started raining down punches on Conway's face. Murdoch attempted to attack Machetti from behind but Machetti got back up and hit a running corkscrew dropkick and knocked Murdoch down. Machetti then pulled hit pipe away from Murdoch and started wailing on him with the iron pipe, landing shot after shot after shot on Murdoch's torso as he rolled around trying to avoid getting hit. Conway and Cade just looked on in shock as Machetti unloaded on Murdoch.
Machetti then turned around and glared at Conway and Cade, who quickly retreated out of the ring. Machetti then flipped Murdoch onto his stomach and hooked his pipe under Murdoch's chin and pulled back for the Iron Clutch. Murdoch writhed in pain and was about to tap, when Conway came from behind and landed a sickening chair shot on Machetti's back. Cade then locked in a sleeper and pulled Machetti to the ground.
Conway started kick Machetti in the stomach, while Cade continued to hold onto the sleeper. After a while Machetti's face was turning purple, or it would have been purple but the blood was now completely covering it and causing it to look red. Machetti started to fight back and struggled to get back on his feet, despite Conway kicking him in the stomach. Conway then grabbed the 2z4 and nailed Machetti in the stomach, as Cade let Machetti lay limp on the mat.
Murdoch then slowly got to his feet, as Machetti struggled to get back up. Then Cade and Murdoch ran at Machetti and hit the Sweet n Sour, while Conway nailed Machetti in the stomach with the 2z4, causing Machetti to flip in midair and land on his back and begin coughing up blood.
Conway was about to go for the pin, but out of no where London and Kendrick ran down to the ring. London and Kendrick cleaned house, as Machetti was still on the ground. Then London hit a dropsault on Cade and knocked him out of the ring, as Kendrick dropkicked Murdoch over the top rope and out of the ring as well. Then both London and Kendrick jumped over the ropes and landed on the people the just chucked out of the ring.
Conway watch as London and Kendrick got rid of his partners and found himself alone in the ring with Machetti, who was still lying on the ground. Conway walked over to Machetti but out of no where, Maria appeared and low blowed Conway from behind. Conway dropped to his knees as Maria ran to Machetti and helped him up, and handed him his pipe. Machetti looked at Maria and smiled, then grabbed Conway and nailed the Amputator. Machetti then hooked Conway's leg and got the three count.
London and Kendrick got back in the ring as Machetti's music started to play. London and Kendrick then lifted Conway to his feet and threw him out of the ring. Maria got out of the ring and got a microphone.
"So London, Kendrick, and Maria," said Maria, as she began interviewing the WWE Tag Team Champions and herself, "allow me to ask you the question that everyone in the arena is wondering. Why did you come down to the ring and help Machetti win his match?"
"Well Maria," said Maria, "I came down because a few weeks ago Rob Conway kidnapped me. But Machetti rescued me, so I figured that I would return the favor."
"Wow Maria," said Maria, "London and Kendrick why did you help out Machetti?"
"Well you see Maria," said London, "we may be from Smackdown! But Machetti, Brian and I all trained together under Shawn Michaels. And Machetti's our friend, it looked like he needed us out here, so we came and helped him."
"Also," said Brian, "seeing how we are the tag-team champions on Smackdown! we wanted to send a message to our opponents at the Great American Bash, 'the Pit-bulls' and all the other tag teams in the back. We showed that we are a great tag team by taking out one of Raw's tag teams."
"What everyone needs to realize about us," said London, "is that you should expect the unexpected, we're here but we're not all there!"
"Well I'm sure that message was sent," said Maria, "speaking of messages, Machetti, Mr. McMahon said that you needed to learn something. Did you learn anything during this three on one match?"
"Actually yes I did," said Machetti, as he took the microphone, "Vince I just survived another one of your matches and you know what, you can kiss my ass because I'll do what ever the hell I want around here. You can't stop me from hanging out with D-X or clogging up all of your toilets, but you are welcome to try, cause I've got friends to back me up, and I'll always be here to stop you."
Machetti then dropped the microphone and left the ring, as London, Kendrick, and Maria followed behind. When Zack walked through the curtains he was handed a towel and he quickly wiped the blood off of his face. Then Zack turned around as Maria jumped on him and pressed her lips to his, for a deep kiss, which Zack was quick to return. When they finally broke apart Zack blushed when he saw Brian and Paul smirking at him.
"Nice job out there," said Paul.
"And nice job over there too," said Brian as he raised an eyebrow.
"Jealous?" Zack asked Brian, as he wrapped his arm around Maria.
"Not really," said Brian.
"So what's left on the card?" asked Paul.
"Well we've got the Big Show/Khali/Undertaker promo, then the Extreme rules match with Sabu vs. Stevie, and then the Bull Riding Contest finals, and finally Cena vs. Edge," said Zack.
"So we've got a while," said Brian.
"Actually," said Maria, "the Extreme rules match will probably only go for a few minutes, and the diva bull riding contest will last a minute at best. Then I have the…"
"Oh my god!" said Maria, "I forgot about the KissCam! I have to go on before the Cena/Edge match."
"Alright Brian, Paul, and I are going to go get changed then we can go to a superstar cafeteria and get something to eat and after you've eaten something you can go out for the KissCam," said Zack.
"Sounds good," said Maria, "I'll see you boys later."
The group split up and went to their locker rooms and got changed into their normal clothes. Then the met back up at the cafeteria.
"Zack are we still going out some where after the show?" asked Maria.
"Only if you want to," said Zack.
"Tell you what," said Maria, "by the time we finally get out of here it's going to be passed eleven, and we've got a house show tomorrow and then Raw on Monday. Now I think we'll have to reschedule, but if you want, we could come up with something else to do…"
"How's this," said Zack as he grabbed Maria and kissed her for all he was worth.
"Well… it's a start," said Maria, as she kissed Zack back.
"Do they really have to do that in front of us?" Brian asked Paul.
"Jealous?" asked Paul with a smirk.
"I am not freakin' jealous!" snapped Brian.
"Wait, what's Brian jealous about?" Maria asked as he pulled away from Zack for a second.
"Alright it's almost time for the KissCam," said Maria.
"I'll walk you to the entrance," said Zack, as he quickly jumped up.
"We'll be back," Maria said to Brian and Paul, as she grabbed Zack's hand and the two of them walked off.
Zack walked Maria to the ramp, then she went through the curtain as her music hit. Two and a half minutes later Maria was back and the two of them met up again with Brian and Paul, but stopped for a few minutes for a little private time.
Once they met up, the four superstars went and found a TV to watch the main event on. It was very enjoyable and the part where Cena FU-ed Edge through the announce table was great. The four finally parted way and left the arena for their respective hotels.
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That's Saturday Night's Main Event! What's Vince going to do now that Machetti has defied him again?
Peace!